Monday, February 15, 2010

I feel sorry for the presidents. They may get to be the commander-in-chief of our armed forces but as leaders of the executive branch, they work for the citizenry. 'cept now they work for corporations.

The coalition said at least 15 Afghan civilians have been killed since the operation kicking off the U.S. surge began Saturday, but U.S. commanders said that toll hasn't cost them the ability to win local support.

Dumbo the President

All our presidents have had four or eight years to make peace on earth...

Sunday, February 14, 2010

NYC of my young adulthood was a magical place where a brown boy from the swamp could get a job as a waiter on the 107 floor of the tallest building in the world.This valentino found the girl of his dreams and fell in love.Me and Mrs. Swampthing soon settled in a lovely brownstone and in time our dream of having a child were realized. Birth is a miracle.

A Tree Dies in Brooklyn

Then the unthinkable happened. Death is also a miracle.Miracles by definition defy explanation so people are generally content with accepting things they can not fully understand.

Love is funny that way.

Dust Gets in Our Eyes

Why in high heaven does the official 911 love-story claim that airplanes brought down the twin towers and Bldg 7 when the facts clearly show that the buildings were demolished unto a very neat pile of ash and pulverized concrete.

Nine out of ten folk are content with the 9-11 Omission Report.For the love of humanity, that still leaves millions who want a new investigation.It is tough to move forward with love when your heart is broken.

A Rose By Any Other Name

Commercially grown roses don't smell, but if you've ever had a really sexy St. Valentines Day, you know what's swampy.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

The swamp does funny things to people... but the tundra really does a job.

Accidentally tuned into the Tea Peoples pow-wow on tee-vee while Sorry Palin warble on like the teacher in Charley Brown. Lawd all mighty, the way the lady from Alaska rants, it is no wonder why she is the darling of the disgruntled conservative fruit-cake bowel movement schmearing american town halls and airwaves.

White Noise - Antimatters

I hear them making lots of noise but can't really put my finger on what all the hoo-haw is about.These are the same folk who warship Glenn 'hockey-puck' Beck.All i can figure is they are:1. racists2. sexists3. racists

They Hate Us For Our Power

Well, in their own words from 04 "we won, you lost, get over it"

Sharks with Friggin Laser Beams

The Teed-off Party is whipping itself up into a frothy pungent lather of discontent smothered in reagan-centric dilution. Whatever...

A Brazilian Dollars For Your Thoughts

There will be no health insurance reform, there will be no campaign finance reform, there will be no wall street reform, no environmental reform, no end to endless war...

Just lots of screaming obstructionist and 99 trillion dollars flushed down the toilet.

If Sarah Palin would fix Haiti, I might vote for her, but she will have to sweet-talk me in creole.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

It's game-time in the swamp. Who doesn't know that the Superbowl is in town... followed by the BoatShow.These two mega-events bring hordes of tourist to South Florida. The Bowl is our nations big gambling day, stakes are high and so are the visitors here to ppaarteee. The boatshow is a maritime clusterflub of wet suits and dry martinis. Both leave a trail of excess and pillow taxes.

MDX Mess

This welcome PSA banner shows fans in full war-paint ready to root-toot for their team.Many visitors come here by car vs airplane. For many locals it's just a big pain in the ah whatever.

What the Fork?

GPS may know where you are but where the rubber meets the tar, FDOT is know for sending mixed signals.

Sit Down, Take a Load of Your Feet

The road people are quick to clean up scenes like this, another in my series of Bust Stop Crash Scenes. Your average wait for a bus in metro dade is 30 minutes.

Good Sports

But don't worry about reckless drivers or hungry haitians.Have a great game and don't loose your shorts.